diff --git a/packages/core/file-system/file-system-access.android.ts b/packages/core/file-system/file-system-access.android.ts
index f16824ea4..bc2cb82f5 100644
--- a/packages/core/file-system/file-system-access.android.ts
+++ b/packages/core/file-system/file-system-access.android.ts
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ export class FileSystemAccess implements IFileSystemAccess {
 			return org.nativescript.widgets.Async.File.copySync(src, dest, getApplicationContext());
 		} catch (error) {
 			if (onError) {
-				onError(exception);
+				onError(error);
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/packages/core/file-system/file-system-access.ios.ts b/packages/core/file-system/file-system-access.ios.ts
index c3f6a5091..05925eb8b 100644
--- a/packages/core/file-system/file-system-access.ios.ts
+++ b/packages/core/file-system/file-system-access.ios.ts
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ export class FileSystemAccess {
 				try {
 					didRemove = fileManager.removeItemAtPathError(dest);
 					return fileManager.copyItemAtPathToPathError(src, dest);
-				} catch (error) {
+				} catch (exception) {
 					if (onError) {
 						if (didRemove) {
 							onError(error);
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ export class FileSystemAccess {
 				}
 			}
 			if (onError) {
-				onError(exception);
+				onError(error);
 			}
 		}